For TRV255E/265E:

Date/time and camera settings data (p. 37) will not be displayed during recording.

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ARemaining battery time

The indicated time may not be correct depending on the environment of use. When you opened or closed the LCD panel, it takes about 1 minute to display the correct remaining battery time.

BRecording mode (SP or LP)

CRecording status ([STBY] (standby) or [REC] (recording))

DTape counter (hour: minute: second) To set the counter to 0:00:00, press COUNTER RESET (p. 92).

ERecording capacity

For TRV228E/428E:

This appears after you insert a cassette and record for a while.

For TRV255E/265E:

This appears after a while when you set the POWER switch to CAMERA and insert a cassette.

FHi8 format

This appears while recording Hi8 format tapes.

GTime code/Tape counter (hour: minute: second)/Tape photo recording

bNotes

•Before changing the battery pack, slide the POWER switch up to (CHG) OFF.

•In the default setting, if you do not operate the camcorder for more than about 5 minutes, the power will automatically turn off to preserve battery power ([A.SHUT OFF], p. 59). To restart recording, slide the POWER switch down to select CAMERA, and then press REC START/STOP.

zTips

•To ensure smooth transition on a tape from the last recorded scene to the next, note the following.

–Do not remove the cassette. (The picture will be recorded continuously without a break even when you turn the power off.)

–Do not record pictures in SP mode and LP mode on the same tape.

–Avoid stopping then recording a movie in the LP mode.

•For TRV255E/265E:

The recording time, date, and the camera settings data are recorded automatically on the tape without being displayed on the screen. You can view this information during playback by selecting [DATA CODE] on the screen (p. 59).

Recording for a longer time

To record for a longer time

In the (TAPE SET) menu, select [REC MODE], then [LP] (p. 54).

In the LP mode, you can record longer than when recording in the SP mode (2 times longer

for TRV228E/428E, 1.5 times longer for

TRV255E/265E).

A tape recorded in the LP mode should be played back only on this camcorder.

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